This traditional dish is described as: “Sautéed slices of eggplant, yellow peas, chunks of beef, onion and tomato sauce with exotic spices braised to perfection and served with steamed basmati rice.”

I only had ground beef to use, not the normal beef chunks meant for stews, so I just got inspired and used a meatball recipe instead. Here is one like I would use, along with altering the ingredients to get the desired flavor (some call for breadcrumbs or bread soaked in milk):